News
- Prague’s DOX centre opens Charlie Hebdo exhibition
- Cabinet selects new ‘super civil servant’
- Rare iron age burial site discovered in Prague
Current Affairs
Czech foreign minister dismisses president's anti-terrorism policy
Czech Foreign Minister Lubomír Zaorálek has publicly rebuked comments
made by President Miloš Zeman regarding how best to fight against Islamic
radicalism. Zeman used an event marking the 70th anniversary of the
liberation of Auschwitz to warn of the threat of a new
“Superholocaust”. But the Czech foreign minister was quick to distance
the Czech government from the head of state’s remarks.
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Future of historic Werich Villa decided after years of speculation
After years of speculation regarding its future, the famous Werich Villa on
Prague’s Kampa, once the home of the famous Czech actor Jan Werich, is
set to get a new tenant. The Prague authorities have just decided to rent
the historical building to the Jan and Meda Mládek Foundation, which will
turn it into the Voskovec and Werich Arts and Social Centre in honour of
the great Czech acting duo.
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Marketplace
Ownership changes help spark new media flurry in Czech Republic
Traditional Czech newspapers appear to be losing their allure under new
ownership. Readership and advertising revenues are down. Meanwhile, though,
a raft of new media titles and concepts have hit the market, all trying to
find the magic formula for success.
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Current Affairs
President Zeman warns of “appeasement” of Islamic radicals
Czech President Miloš Zeman has called on the world to deal with Islamic
radicalism the same way it ultimately had to deal with Nazism in the
1940s.
The comments were made at Prague Castle before dozens of European leaders
as part of events marking the...
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Berdych stuns Nadal at Australian Open
Czech men’s tennis number one Tomáš Berdych has reached the semi-final
of this year’s Australian Open, powering past Rafael Nadal in straight
sets. In victory, Berdych snapped a 17 match losing streak against Nadal
and will now face Great Britain’s Andy...
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In Focus
Texan builds business on DIY skills
Do you need a new shelf but you are fed up with going to IKEA again? Well,
why not try making it yourself? If you don’t have the space or the tools,
you can visit a DIY workshop in the centre of Prague. In case you are
lacking the experience and skills,...
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Sports News
Sports News
In Sports News this Monday: Berdych facing bogey-man Nadal in Australian
Open quarter-final; Kvitová exits in third round in Melbourne; Voráček
plays down equaling All-Star Game points record; Rosický is star man for
Arsenal; and Koudelka tops World Cup podium in Japan.
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One on One
Energy of ‘90s Prague was invigorating, says Maltese writer Alex Vella Gera
Novelist Alex Vella Gera made headlines in his native Malta in 2009 when he
found himself in court over a short story deemed obscene by the
authorities. The piece had been written several years earlier, during a
spell the writer – then in his 20s – spent living in Prague in the
second half of the 1990s. Vella Gera has just been back in the Czech
capital for the first time since then for a short visit.
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Sunday Music Show
Kieslowski – Downtempo duo get intimate on Mezi Lopatky
Mezi Lopatky, the third LP from Prague group Kieslowski, was one of the
most acclaimed local indie releases of 2014. Duo Marie Kieslowski and
David
Pomahač describe themselves as “urban folk” and “amplified
acoustic”, though their downtempo sound and...
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Czech Life
Last British Wellington bomber, undergoing final stage of restoration work, could be used to honour Czechoslovak WW II airmen
Public broadcaster Czech Radio has backed in initiative for a Vickers
Wellington bomber undergoing restoration work in Great Britain to feature
the markings of the Czechoslovak 311th squadron which flew with that type
of RAF bomber in World War II. Czech Radio’s correspondent in London,
Jiří Hošek, first learned of the reconstruction project last autumn, and
came forward with the idea. What are the chances the plane could feature
the colours of the 311th? And what is the aircraft’s place in
Czechoslovak military history? Find out in today’s edition.
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Letter from Prague
Masaryk, tech visionary?
One is so used to black-and-white photographs depicting Tomáš Garrigue
Masaryk, the founder of Czechoslovakia, as stern, dignified, even iconic
looking that a video posted on YouTube in which he playfully speaks to
camera is almost startling.
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